The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 17, 1948, Page 14

PAGE EIGHT * ALL JUNEAU ENTRIES MUST WEAR HELMETS AND RACING SHITS local trous- the Every driver in Soap Box Derby must wear shoes, official Soap Box Der- ; racing helmet and racing shirt Uniformity of costume is ordered 50 that contestant will be equal in this respect. Driving the car in bathing trunks, stocking feet or other abbreviated costumes will be iortidden. Neither contes tants set aside shoes or other items when they are weigh-| race every may of apparel ing in In the August 15, ¢ wear the s races Akron, | contestant must | costume, consisting | of white duck trousers, shoes, red | de luxe helmet, and red white | and blue silk racing shirt Tllv‘ shirt and helmet will be furnished each champion at Akron, the gift of the Chevrolet Motor Division, | co-sponsor of the race | In addition, all of the 150 local champions will be given, upon ar- rival at Akron, one of the new | ecial Soap Box Derby sport shirts for street wear, and a spec- ial street-wear hat. | These sport shirts are similar to those that are being sold in Derby communities to all Derby LH;.‘.’ They come in three colors, and; have the Derby emblem and scenes from Derby racing as a on the cloth The helmets are red this year, and are similar in design to the racing helmets worn by contestants in the 1947 race. The decal on the front, however, features the Soap Box Derby emblem this yea with a torch behind it. On eac helmet for local races is the titl “contestant,” and above the flam of the torch is the predominant spirit of the Derby “dedicated the Youth of America” wording - FORMER CHAMPS | MAY NOT ENTER pattern | e | h RACE THIS YEAR - Lecal champions sometimes € press a leeling of regret mixed| with their joy at winning the race because of the national Soap Box Derby rule that no champion may compete again for Derby honors Racing in a Soap Box Derby stich fun for the boys, whether they win or lose, that any boy who has| entered a race hates to think he! cannot enter next year's event The reason for this rule, as es-| tablished by the National Rules| Committee, is to give as man boys as possible the fun and ex-| citement of a trip to Akron to| compete in the national finals. ! Purthermore, in ordt that no; contestant may have 1 unfair | advantage over the others, the car and -wheels of past champions may not be entered again in Derby competition 1 The rule specifically states | “No boy who has ever won an! oificially sponsored Soap Box De by race, nor his car, nor his| wheels, nor any part of his car will be allowed in the 1048 Derby Other cars that have been en- tered in previous races, howev: may compete if they have been| altered to conform to the 1948/ rules. They must be entered and driven by the boys who built them originally. A car or boy who has| competed in one local authorized | Soap Box Derby may not enter in-| is | a toanother authorized race in the same year. And a new rule provides that| H‘»‘ any car or boy that has won by the local r by Chev- an au- race not authorized sponsoring newspaper rolet dealers may not thorized race. Do your part to teach Safety First by setting a good example! for the Derby racers. | All Winners WITH US 4 [ THE HAYES | —— SPECIA “ Kettering Trophy Goes for |ed in car upholstered, have an { premium on goc |is given ar Derby in 1947. The race is operated from the bridge over the finish line, and is covered by hundreds of newspaper- men, radio commentators and photographers. The eleventh annual race is to be held in Akron Aug. 15. SPECTATORS FILL STANDS AKRONRACE Speedway Is Specially and Scientifically Designed Derby Downs at Akron, Ohio, is beautified simproved and refurbished each year for boydom'’s great classic, the All-American Soap Box Derby. This is a view of the crowd, estimated at 100,000, which watched the tenth anniversar. L TROPHIES 70 AKRON WINNERS FIRST FOUR PLACES with nine re than 18 inches from the of the car and must the exact center of the width according to the new ¢ must be operated hand operation brakes must piece of tire tread area of at least the track. the brake extrer rear aced with a contact Bost Overall | Appearance e ccial trophy is let to the Derby giv- whose ce the the boy Down: dewr time of > date of s timed aut Four spe on timer rby dr four records the Dowr at Akron, beautiful race was specifically It for the All- ox Derby, and Derby of irst me Amer ic They Soap Box rur ners will al Contest Board B D Ame Winners SHORICS FRYERS manship. The C. F the ¢ crigina an 1pholstere ® by ally Aikman Cox v mate cons will neat- paneling ingenuity thing. the uph material, and the builder olet trophy es is of unu because drastic rule 1ke construction A single drag brake and the facing must ness of the exhib The best 1 tance a changes Involv on 1948 car must by Shore's Poultry Farm for the 1l impo be used e o e B . 5 e S BERT'S FOOD CENTER ponsoring JERRY CROPLEY wanrns us: ON°'T MISS THE SOAP BOX DERBY PHONES 04 o) SHOP GIFTS CURIOS e o e LASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU, ALASKA — |track at | | Ohio, ed on Derby Day in 1948, as has|a d been customary for the t sev-|at the finish line, and are in con- ¢ eral years. This will mean that|stant telephonic communication approximately 100,000 persons, mm\»\-‘\\uh the starting line, the pits at of whom will come many miles to topside 1 the car-return statlon see the great race, will witnessat the foot of the hill. On the the Derby. Tickets for seats went | bridge also are announcers who on sale about May 1 keep the crowd informed of the E The track itself is a concr . heat winners and cther facts about roadway, 30 feet wide, entirel |the race through a carefully without crown and perfectly signed public address system. iy - SHitoth, | Tb 16 palnted ‘gresn tp| Press stands, with ' ypewiiters PASSENGER and | Sliminate glare, and the three rac-|and press wires, are Seblp for fig lanes are defined with silver|the corvespondents and various . ‘ and yellow dotted lines. Twelve- | "' vices Top-tlight ~ com CARG“ ineh kickboards, surfaosd with rub. |mentors for the major Iadip ret- ber, line the track and add to the [ WOrks desc be the race to the radio saiety factor. Gutters are ample audience from a vantage point on Th B8 quiok)y oarcy-off s cloutibuiae, | e krides disotly, overtibE L. "0“_""0“‘ There is no starting ramp at!!ne Derby downs, the natural grade of > 3 dBoilit 16 percent at the ptarting| . The. RASeHSioric, 0olRE ISR S()ulheastcru ;’l'“sku Jine belng sufficient to giye the |Iscriptions in three ancient lan- cars a good start vom start 8uasges, provided the key that un- SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1948 « is set each year is improved, beautified jan electric timin ce in motion. and refurbished for the Derby. In the eleventh annual ra The tin devic controlled by which will be held August 15 |an electric ye" is automatically champions from 150 communities|stopped as the leading car crosses b/ This electric ye throughout the United States, Al-|the finish line 3 he special photo- aska and Canada will compete for|also controls top honors in boydom's great class- | finish camera directly over the fin- possible to get ic. The races are sponsored by |ish line, making it America’s leading newspapers and|a photo of each heat finish, in- cluding a photo-record of the time the Chevrolet Motor Division heat in hundredths of a It is expected that the grand- of the stands, bleachers and standing second | Officials room along the track will be pack-| cperate the race from | ouble-deck overhead steel bridge locked the mystery of ancient Egyp- The tian hieroglyphics. to finish line is 975.4 feet grade drops quickly to a six per- cent incline at the finish line & - - Gaily colored cannas, planted to [“C historically famous Rosetta Sibom on' Yace day; add bemity o |Stoue 8 Sikh of bleck Desiit=Whs Ph Z & front of the grandstands. Over the |found near the western mouth of 4 one or the top of the hill ig]|'he Nils SUEee %5 ons of JWpoioon’s in 1799, an attractive archway. on topside, is a large, level paved! AR Ser o huge. tent, for thelr heats,|EUage for more than 1400 years Lecavse modern mankind could not Service pits lor greasing and last- decipher it. Coustef minute adjustments adjoin this area Tt ({“ e “‘I IR l ‘s he first practical electric bulbs At the starting line, & heavy were produced independently by Wm tesn ka ¢ shaft with a baffle plate at the|Thomas A. Edison and. J. W. Swan head of each lane is countersunk |petween 1878 and 1880. ) n the concrete which extends| RIS LR across the course. Cars are lined| A new cosmic ray laboratory has up for each heat with their “noses” | been built on the e;d;;v of a élacnc:- against the baffle plates. At the in the Italian Alps. JUNEAU starting signal the baffles drop; - simultaneously, and the entries| American bakers spend more than move away to an absolutely cvenism.ooo.ooo annually enriching bread ¢ start. And at the same instant,’with certain vitamins and iron e SALUTE: to abuilder of Champions and Good Sportismen GREATEST AMATEUR AACING EVENT IN THE WOALD JUNEAU MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CLINIC Dr. C. C. Carter Dr. William Blanton sponsoring Sandy Blanton sponsoring Dale Osterman Dr. William Whitehead sponsoring Jerry Wade